Representing and supporting medical oncologists in the UK

Day 1 Programme - Resident Doctor's Meeting

Thursday 16th April 2026

The Crowne Plaza, Birmingham, B1 1HH

 

For ACP Member Resident Doctors & ST6+ Only

0900 - 1000                Registration and networking

1000 - 1130                Session 1: Future of Oncology – Artificial Intelligence                                    

  • AI in cancer radiology
    - Dr Kieran Zucker
  • AI in histopathology
    - Professor David Snead, Professor and Consultant Pathologist and Director Histofy Ltd, UHCW NHS Trust Coventry
  • AI in drug design
    - Professor Andrew Beggs

1130 – 1200               Coffee break, networking and exhibition

1200 - 1300                Session 2: Future of Oncology – Empowering Patient Involvement in Cancer Care & Trials

  • Patient reported outcome measures
    - Professor Galina Velikova
     
  • Wearable technology
    Dr Rebecca Allam CEO and co-founder PreActiv. SpR Haematology (Bristol)

1300 - 1400               Lunch, networking and exhibition

1400 - 1530               Session 3: Future of Oncology – New and Emerging Drugs                                    

  • ADCs – Current practice and toxicity management
    Dr Rebecca Bowen Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal United Hospital Bath
     
  • ADCs – The future
    Dr Michael Flynn
     
  • Novel immunotherapies – BiTE, IMTACCs
    Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite-Christie Consultant Medical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
     

1530 - 1615               Coffee break, networking and exhibition

1615 - 1715               Session 4: Future of Oncology – Securing a Sustainable Future      

  • Sustainability in Oncology
    - Dr Sarah Briggs  NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, Oxford University
     
  • Introduction to Sustainability in the Curriculum
    Dr Sara Lightowlers Specialist Registrar in Clinical Oncology, North West Anglia Foundation Trust

1715 - 1730               Session 5: Resident Doctors’ Group survey results and recommendations

1730                           Close

 

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